COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI ŞEVKET OVALI

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explore the mainstream approaches and current cases in international security studies from both conceptual and policy-orientated perspectives. The course will introduce a wide range of topics encompassing human security, societal security, environmental security, coercive diplomacy, humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, securitization, cyberwarfare, weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism and new security challenges. Through providing a conceptual framework, the course aims to equip the readers with essentials of international security problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Alan Collins, Contemporary Security Studies, Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York, 2010.
Baylis, Smith et.al, Globalization of World Politics, 8th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2020.
Michael E. Smith, International Security Politics, Policy, Prospects, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2010.
Peter Hough, Understanding Global Security, 2nd edition, Routledge, London, 2008.
Peter Hough et. al., International Security Studies, Theory and Practice, Routledge, London, 2015.
Paul Williams, Security Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, London, 2008.
Myriam Dunn and Victor Mauer, Routledge Handbook of Security Studies, Routledge, London, 2010.
Extra materials will be announced by the lecturer. For all reading materials, please contact the teaching assistant of the course.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Class discussions
3. Group work: Learners will form groups and work on an international security topic which they will decide in consultation with the instructor. The final product of the group work will be an in-class oral presentation and a written term-project .
4. Presentations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learners will explain the historical evolution of international security studies.
2. Learners will explain theoretical approaches and concepts in international security studies.
3. Learners will explain diverse current topics in international security agenda and conduct case study analysis.
4. Group work will reflect the relevant theoretical and historical background taught in class beside the research on the selected topic, and will be presented in an orderly manner.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 % of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Learners have to make sure that they read all the required course material before the class and participate in class discussions by demonstrating required knowledge.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevket.ovali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes